Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Old Trafford
Old Trafford Pavilion
Ground information
LocationOld Trafford, Greater Manchester
England
Establishment1857; 167 years ago (1857)
CapacityDomestic: 19,000
International: 26,000[1]
Concerts: 50,000[2]
TenantsLancashire County Cricket Club
England cricket team
England women's cricket team
End names
James Anderson End[3]
Brian Statham End
International information
First Test10–12 July 1884:
 England v  Australia
Last Test21–25 August 2024:
 England v  Sri Lanka
First ODI24 August 1972:
 England v  Australia
Last ODI22 July 2022:
 England v  South Africa
First T20I13 June 2008:
 England v  New Zealand
Last T20I1 September 2023:
 England v  New Zealand
Only women's Test19–21 June 1976:
 England v  Australia
First WODI6 July 1999:
 England v  India
Last WODI17 August 2004:
 England v  New Zealand
First WT20I10 September 2012:
 England v  West Indies
Team information
Manchester Cricket Club (1857 – 1865)
Lancashire (1865 – present)
As of 1 September 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864. From 2013 onwards it has been known as Emirates Old Trafford due to a sponsorship deal with the Emirates airline.[4]

Old Trafford is England's second oldest Test venue after The Oval and hosted the first Ashes Test in England in 1884. The venue has hosted the Cricket World Cup five times (1975, 1979, 1983, 1999 and 2019). Old Trafford holds the record for both most World Cup matches hosted (17) and most semi-finals hosted (5).[5][6] In 1956, the first 10-wicket haul in a single innings was achieved by England bowler Jim Laker who achieved bowling figures of 19 wickets for 90 runs—a bowling record which is unmatched in Test and first-class cricket. In 1990, a 17 year old Sachin Tendulkar scored 119 not out against England, which was the first of his 100 international centuries. In the 1993 Ashes Test at Old Trafford, leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with the "Ball of the Century".

After Old Trafford lost test status in 2009, extensive redevelopment of the ground to increase capacity and modernise facilities saw the restoration of the pavilion and creation of The Point, a £12 million stand overlooking the pitch.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Old Trafford 'could host 7,000 crowds'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Manchester attack: Ariana Grande to play benefit concert on Sunday". BBC News. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Pavilion End renamed The James Anderson End at Emirates Old Trafford". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ^ Long, Michael (28 February 2013). "Emirates pens Old Trafford naming rights deal". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Old Trafford". Cricinfo. March 2005. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2013. Old Trafford has hosted Tests since 1884 and remains a special venue with a rich history. It guaranteed itself a place in cricket's eternal hall of fame when the permanently understated Jim Laker destroyed Australia, in 1956, on an old-fashioned 'sticky wicket', with match figures of 19 for 90.
  6. ^ "Biggest day in Old Trafford's rich history as ground is saved". The Independent. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Old Trafford gets The Point". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Emirates Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.